2009 National Conference Program - PCA/ACA

FRIDAY
2:30 – 4:00 P.M.
Charlie Dellinger-Pate, Southern Connecticut State University
"At the Edge of Yesterday: Reconstituting Memory through Nostalgia in Vertigo"
Patricia Auxier
Iberville (4th Floor)
3121 Soap Opera I: Telenovelas in Latin America and the US: Explorations of
History, Content, and Style
Chair: Mary Cassata, University at Buffalo
"Simplemente Maria, Televisa and the Internationalization of Mexican Telenovelas"
Melixa Abad Izquierdo, SUNY at Stony Brook
"The Evolving Representation of Gay Male Characters in 21st Century
Telenovelas"
Julee Tate, Berry University
"Lost in Translation?: The Failure of U.S.-made Telenovelas to Appeal to Hispanic
viewers"
Cacilda M. Rêgo, Utah State University
"Migrating Melodramas: (Re)defining Women’s Communities in Cuban-American
Narratives"
Belkys Torres, University of Notre Dame
Preservation Hall Studio 8 (2nd Floor)
3122 Aging and Senior Culture II: Contemporary Considerations of Aging
Chair: Frederick J. Augustyn, Jr., Library of Congress
"Cougars and Rascals: A Life Course Analysis of Older Adult Sexual Relationships
in Recent Film"
Brandy Renee McCann, Virginia Tech
"‘The Joke is on Us’: Some Thoughts on Ageist Humor"
Patricia Andrew, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
"Minority Senior Singers"
Edith Thomas, Independent Scholar
"Pitching Products to Seniors: Mom and Pop Culture Ads for the Older Consumers
Market"
Frederick Augustyn, Jr.
Preservation Hall Studio 1 (2nd Floor)
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